Richmond Tigers

Premiership Tigers Rioli and Edwards nearing new deals, young gun Lion Cam Rayner inks extension

Some BIG signing news this week! 🐯 🦁

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Michael Georgiou

Richmond has begun talks on a new deal for triple premiership winning duo Shane Edwards and Daniel Rioli.

As reported by AFL.com.au, Rioli is set to sign a new two-year deal to remain at Punt Road.

This would tie Rioli with the club until the end of 2023, which will bring him up to free agency after eight seasons with the club since being a first-round draft pick in 2015.

Rioli's manager Ralph Carr said he had started discussions on a new deal for the 24-year-old.

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LAUNCESTON, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 09: Dustin Martin of the Tigers (L) and Daniel Rioli of the Tigers celebrate the win during the 2019 JLT Community Series AFL match between the Hawthorn Hawks and the Richmond Tigers at University of Tasmania Stadium on March 09, 2019 in Launceston, Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

"Daniel's will be done pretty soon I'm hoping," Carr told AFL.com.au.

"I think that one will be done in the next couple of months."

Elsewhere at Tigerland, Edwards is understood to have inked a new one-year deal to remain in the yellow and black.

The three-time premiership player has been sidelined with an ankle injury, but will remain at Punt Road until at least end of next year.

Brisbane have also been busy with retaining key names, with the Lions extending the contract of Cam Rayner until the end of the 2025 season.

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Rayner has signed for another two years after recently penning a new contract at the end of last season.

“The relationships I’ve built here and the fact the Club wanted to re-sign me while I was injured means a lot to me,’’ he told the club website.

“It demonstrates how they feel about me and to me the fit is perfect because I just love playing here and love being a part of this football club."

Rayner is currently sidelined having suffered a season ending ACL injury in a pre-season game against Gold Coast.

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Michael Georgiou